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National Exchequer, 3/10ths by the Local Authority and the remaining 3/10ths by the
owner or occupier according to who undertakes to carry out the work. In this connection
the Council will in accordance with the provisions of Section 12 of the Clean Air Act,
1956. repay to the owner or occupier a grant of 7/l0ths of the expenditure necessarily
incurred by such adaptation or replacement.
Owners or occupiers of private dwellings are advised not to do anything until they
receive from the Council a letter which will give them all the information they require.
Conditions precedent to the payment of grant are:-
(a) The work proposed to be carried out must first be approved by
the Council.
(b) The work, which must be carried out between the date of
tion of the Smoke Control Order and the date on which it comes
into operation, must be completed to the satisfaction of the
Council and solid fuel burning appliances must have been
correctly installed in accordance with the appropriate British
Standard Codes of Practice.
(c) Any appliances proposed to be installed must be selected from the
official lists of either:-
"Recommended Domestic Solid Fuel Appliances" of the Coal
Utilisation Council, 3 Upper Belgrave Street, London, S.W.1.,
and Solid Smokeless Fuels Federation, 74 Grosvenor Street,
London, W. l.; or
"Tested and Approved Domestic Gas Appliances" of the Gas
Council, 1 Grosvenor Place, London, S. W. 1.; or
"Recommended Domestic Electrical Appliances" of the British
Electrical Development Association, 2 Savoy Hill, London, W.C.2.
Copies of these lists can be seen during normal office hours at:-
Town Hal 1,
High Road, Leyton, E.10.
Public Health Department,
Sidmouth Road, Leyton, E.10.
Leyton Public Libraries.
Gas and Electricity Showrooms and solid fuel
appliance dealers* premises.
(d) Appliances must be of the fixed type Grant is not payable for
portable gas, electric and oil fires or for portable gas
pokers.
(e) Where work consisting of, or including, the provision of any
cooking or heating appliance which can readily be removed
without injury to itself or the fabric of the dwelling, is
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